Section 92

The responsible body in relation to a course to which this section applies must not discriminate against a person— in the arrangements it makes for deciding who is enrolled on the course; as to the terms on which it offers to enrol the person on the course; by not accepting the person's application for enrolment. The responsible body in relation to such a course must not discriminate against a person who is enrolled on the course in the services it provides or offers to provide. The responsible body in relation to such a course must not harass a person who— seeks enrolment on the course; is enrolled on the course; is a user of services provided by the body in relation to the course. The responsible body in relation to such a course must not victimise a person— in the arrangements it makes for deciding who is enrolled on the course; as to the terms on which it offers to enrol the person on the course; by not accepting the person's application for enrolment. The responsible body in relation to such a course must not victimise a person who is enrolled on the course in the services it provides or offers to provide. A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to the responsible body. This section applies to— a course of further or higher education secured by a responsible body in England or Wales; a course of education provided by the governing body of a maintained school under section 80 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; a course of further education secured by an education authority in Scotland. A responsible body is— a local authority in England or Wales, for the purposes of subsection (7)(a); the governing body of a maintained school, for the purposes of subsection (7)(b); an education authority in Scotland, for the purposes of subsection (7)(c). In this section— “course”, in relation to further education, includes each component part of a course if there is no requirement imposed on persons registered for a component part of the course to register for another component part of the course; “enrolment” includes registration for a component part of a course; “maintained school” has the meaning given in section 20(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; “services” means services of any description which are provided wholly or mainly for persons enrolled on a course to which this section applies.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04